Extending a clustered disk
We have a Windows Server 2008 cluster that is running SQL Server 2008. We have a disk that is about out of space. We have provided more space on the SAN and can see it in Disk Management (Extra...
View ArticleDrobo 1200 and Windows 2012 clustering question
I am trying to create a cluster that consists of two dell Windows 2012 boxes and Drobo 1200 acting as SAN. When I ran cluster verification utility I received an error: “Failed while verifying removal...
View ArticleWindows File Migration (Send-SmigServerData / Receive-SmigServerData)
Hi There,I have problems to migrate a directory (including subfolders and files) from a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to a Windows Server 2008R2 Service Pack 1. The error message...
View ArticleCannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows...
Cannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows Server 2012...Get this message in the Operational Log in "FileServices-ServerManager-EventProvider" section of MS-Windows...
View ArticleUpgrade 1 DFS server from 2008R2 to 2012 without upgrading others
We have DFSR in use on a few servers. Is it possible to upgrade the OS on just one of these servers, leaving the others at 2008R2 until we can be onsite to upgrade those?Will the dfs namespace,...
View ArticleNFS files don’t receive the folder security and remain local
I have installed a cluster of windows 2008 R2 on VMwareI created shared service and allowed also nfs to the folder The problem is when Linux server writes files to this folder the file receive only...
View ArticleDeleting a corrupted or unreadable file
Good Morning, We have been seeing an issue with one of our file servers. Receiving numerous event log errors for ntfs: Event Type: Error Event Source: Ntfs Event Category: Disk Event ID: 55...
View ArticleUnable to access DFS map drives through VPN connection
Hi,We have one domain ant couple sites. Sites are connected to VPN through routes to one logical network. We have file server and DFS service with root \\comp.net\dfsThe problem is that remote VPN...
View ArticleForce .jpg to be opened by MS Picture Manager
Hi,I am having a problem on how to force the .jpg, .tiff and all those image files to be opened by the Microsoft Office Picture Manager. I have tried the below link and tried using a test account on a...
View ArticleAccess Denied for Domain User with Full Control and Folder Owner
Hello,We have noticed that when a domain user is the owner of the parent folder and has full control on the folder and tries to change the permission to add a new users to access his department. He is...
View ArticleDFS 2008R2: Access namespace from outside domain
Hello,We've setup a DFS namespace in a 2008R2 domain, which works fine from workstations/servers inside the domain.This namespace is using FQDN referrals (DfsDnsConfig:1)When trying to access the...
View ArticleServer 2008 Standard Netwrok Share Versionality Issue
A client brought to our attention today that a file on our network share was not the correct version of the file. In the course of investigating this issue, we have determined that there are two...
View ArticleHaving trouble moving shares from R2 to R2 SP1
I'm moving my file server to new hardware, and I need to move the shares from the old server to the new server. I've been trying to use the registry method as follows:- Export the...
View ArticleHelp with File Ownership
Hello,I am pretty new to Microsoft File Services and File/Folder Ownership has been a little painful so far. We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Server setup with File Services using NTFS permissions....
View ArticleDFS Drive Mapping via GP Preferences and logon script not working but...
Users can access the DFS shares once logged on provided they know the path to enter into Windows Explorer's address bar. \\domain.client.com\prod\sharename works without an issue once logged in and...
View ArticleDFS replication is replicating at all.
Im running 2 windows Server 2008 R2, SVR1 and SVR2. All files is stored on D:\ of SVR1, I would like to replicate the files to SVR2 D:\ as a backup in case of the server when down.I have made the share...
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Server 2012 Essentials Storage Spaces, Extremely Slow Read Speeds (Write...
I have a storage pool setup with to spaces configured. One with is setup with Parity and one is a Simple space. Everything was running fine for a couple weeks, but then suddenly the performance...
View ArticleDFS replicating just stop with no errors
We are running two Windows 2008 R2 file server, in a Windows 2008 R2 domain.The two file servers have three DFSR groups; two of the three are working normally. However, one group just stopped...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2008 R2 Service Pack
Is the SP1 different for storage server?If yes, can someone give me the download link for windows storage server 2008 R2 SP1?Thanks.Nico
View ArticleSQL server won't start. Error says database was originally formatted with...
The SQL Server service won't start on my 2008 R2 system. Nothing has changed on the system, but this error is in the event log every time I try to start the service:Cannot use file 'C:\Program...
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